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sound check - The New England Ukulele Festival has healing at heart - The brand new fest comes courtesy of Ukulele Kids Club, which donates ukuleles to medically fragile youth.

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Mellon Foundation provides emergency funding to state humanities councils -- The infusion comes after $65 million in federal cuts that the foundation said threatened some councils with financial peril and closure.

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TV CRITIC'S CORNER - 'Yes, Chef!' is a few too many cooking competition shows in one - The new reality competition series airs on NBC and streams on Peacock.

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BSO triumphs with Shostakovich's 6th Symphony -- One of the composer's most perplexing creations, performed with works by Stravinsky and Vrebalov, is rendered with uncommon depth and power.

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'Fever Pitch' at 20 - Green Monster brews and real-life romance: Jimmy Fallon, Peter Farrelly, and more talk 20 years of 'Fever Pitch' The cast and crew of "Fever Pitch" look back as the Red Sox rom-com turns 20.

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Free fun this week: Family opera, early Cinco fiestas, and double the Cambridge celebrations

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MOVIE REVIEW -- 'Thunderbolts*' comes with an asterisk attached -- The movie starts strong, but doesn't surpass the usual Marvel bar.

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BOOK REVIEW -- Tackling the funny and the sad, this debut novel introduces an entrancing new voice -- Aaron John Curtis is a Mohawk man living in Miami, and his autofictional debut is just what readers need now.

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Photographer Eric Antoniou's 'Rock to Baroque' reveals insider's view of Boston's music history -- Interview with Boston music photographer Eric Antoniou ahead of release of his new book "Rock to Baroque: Four Decades of Music Photography"; the photography book, which features rare photos of the likes of David Bowie, Dropkick Murphys, Public Enemy, and more — will be lauded with a celebratory release on May1 at Panopticon Gallery at Hotel Commonwealth.

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RI ARTS - Explore R.I.'s dynamic summer theater offerings, from classics to new works - From community and professional playhouses, to straw hat theaters and outdoor venues, here's a lineup of what local theater artists have in the works this season.

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Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, sinuous ballet dancer and choreographer, dies at 82 -- The elegantly refined dancer would later nurture generations of dancers as a teacher and as the director of the Charlotte Ballet and the Chautauqua Institution.

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'The Teacher' has painful lessons to offer -- Writer-director Farah Nabulsi's drama offers a Palestinian perspective on life in the West Bank.

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'I won't work on a more important film,' says Ken Burns about 'American Revolution' series -- Ken Burns will host a preview of his upcoming "American Revolution" series at Symphony Hall, with clips of the film and performances of its music.

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Boston rock group the Remains, 'America's Lost Band,' subject of new short film -- The half-hour documentary is a reworked version of a feature of the same name, which debuted at the Boston Film Festival in 2008.

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In disappointing 'Squirrels,' a battle between the have-nots and the have-nuts

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Richard and Sharon Jenkins, other familiar faces to return to Trinity Rep to direct in 2025-26 season

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Still very much in circulation

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David Briggs, a music force in Alabama and Nashville, dies at 82

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The goal of this artist: fool the eye and scramble assumptions

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With 'Ariodante,' Boston Baroque founding director Martin Pearlman exits on a high note

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A former Market Basket bagger is so obsessed with the music there, he released a Spotify playlist. And people love it.

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This week's TV: Martha Stewart is back in 'Yes, Chef'

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Jimmy Kimmel 'can't get enough' of Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson after awkward CBS interview

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Francis Ford Coppola stopped by the Coolidge Corner Theatre for a screening, an award, and a conversation about life

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On TV, the doctor is in. Always.

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Where to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day in Greater Boston

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Ed Sheeran and Noah Kahan teamed up at a karaoke bar in Nashville

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Five things to do around Boston, April 28-May 4

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Everyone improvises, everyone choreographs in Michelle Dorrance and Ephrat Asherie's freestyle collab

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Hats in the ring? Maybe. Hats on the stage? Definitely.

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Sharon Van Etten on adding the band name to the marquee

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In 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding,' a day at the salon can be funny, invigorating, and a snapshot of immigrant life

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